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A Lao silent-letter mark.
Also known as: Lao killer mark, Lao silent letter sign
The Lao mark showing that the letter beneath it is not pronounced.
Marks the letter beneath it as silent.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Far rarer in Lao than its Thai counterpart is in Thai, because Lao orthography was reformed to spell words as they sound rather than as their Pali and Sanskrit originals were spelled.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
A short mark set above the letter it silences, following the Thai model closely.